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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1m

Point taken. But please don't underestimate how long some of us have been allies in that as well. Trayvon Martin would be the same age as my son and I've said for years that if it's my white son walking around that night, that cracker doesn't even approach him, much less shoot him.

Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 31m

Least-surprising news of the day:

Trump wants to keep federal workers from receiving back pay accrued during the shutdown.

Shocker. He's only spent his entire miserable life screwing people over.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 38m

Reminder: The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday in Oslo, Norway.

Despite Generalissimo Mango's embarrassing obsession with receiving the award, Nobel watchers place Trump's odds of being the recipient at approximately... Zero.

(Cartoon Credit: Signe Wilkinson)

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 47m

Governor JB Pritzker on Trump's true 2026 end game for deploying troops to big cities:

“You are going to see soldiers outside your polling place. That’s going to intimidate a lot of people. And especially it’s going to intimidate people who are not Republicans."

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Illinois Playbook

Shia Kapos' must-read rundown of political news in the Land of Lincoln

www.politico.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 15h

Call me a libtard but this doesn't seem like something that should be happening in the United States of America.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1h

President Wanker, asked about Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl halftime show, once again commenting on things he says he knows nothing about:

“I don’t know who he is," Trump said.

“I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. They blame it on some promoter … I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1h

“Little Scuffy wasn’t content with merely floating around in the bathtub, so he made for the nearest river and quickly rose through the ranks of violent Venezuelan drug cartels to become a militarized narco-trafficking vessel,” said Hegseth.

#Satire (or is it?)

theonion.com/u-s-military...

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat

ARLINGTON, VA—Saying the Pentagon had acted swiftly on an insider tip about the vessel having a “big adventure” planned, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that the U.S. military had car...

theonion.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 15h

Call me a libtard but this doesn't seem like something that should be happening in the United States of America.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 15h

But don't you dare call them a cult.

Why would you even think such a thing?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Move over, Lincoln. Pam Bondi says Trump "is the greatest peace president of our lifetime, probably in our history."

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 15h

So Bondi is refusing to answer questions before a Congressional oversight panel and/or perjuring herself by repeating her cult leader's lies.

Cabinet officials can be be impeached.

Seems like it's time to at least propose that.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

"Mutual love"??

Given the choice between having a bad case of shingles for a week and spending five minutes in Trump's presence, most Canadians are going with the shingles.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Trump talks 'love' and 'conflict' with Carney during Canadian prime minister's visit

The meeting comes as the critical free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico is up for review in 2026.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

Trump's Micropenis Patrol sure is a bunch of tough guys.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Pepper spraying civilians for no reason!

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

Fun for kids of all ages - and in plenty of time for the holidays.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

The giant frog is the worst of the Antifas.

He's just hopping mad and will leap at any moment.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Is that right…

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

When you're MAGA, bribes are expected and OK.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

Whitehouse: What became of the $50,000 in cash that the FBI gave to Mr. Homan?

Bondi: The investigation of Mr. Homan was subjected to a full review They found no evidence of wrongdoing.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 17h

Damn. The leftist mobs in Portland are getting vicious.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 23h

Seth Meyers:

“The U.S. Treasury announced last week it will release a silver dollar with President Trump's image on both sides of the coin.

“His head is on both sides?? So we can't even use it to decide which country to move to.”

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

#Satire(?)

"... it did recognize [Trump] with a laser printed “certificate of participation.”

“Deciding who will win the Peace Prize is an exhausting and stressful process,” the committee stated. “Donald Trump’s entry gave us many hours of welcome laughter.”

www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-expl...

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

www.borowitzreport.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

"I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump."

What a complete piece of shit this woman is.

You would never know that Bondi is a public servant bound to give straight answers to the American people via the U.S. Senate.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

It became official the day Pam Bondi was sworn in:

The current Attorney General of the United States is now simply the personal criminal defense mouthpiece for Donald J. Trump.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

And the Academy Award goes to...

Nobody in the world needs to do a better acting job today than Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Carney must meet with America's Clown in Chief - and his country's biggest threat - and pretend this is all completely normal.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

What to Know About Carney and Trump’s White House Meeting

www.nytimes.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

What I would ask Bondi if I were on the Judiciary Committee:

"Do you believe the Justice Department is the primary judicial instrument of the people or a personal legal office to Donald Trump, existing only to shield him legally and prosecute his petty grudges?"

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Bondi to Durbin: 'I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump.'

The attorney general slammed the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee for asking questions about National Guard deployment in his home state.

www.politico.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

Always, Ann.

Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

It's starting...

Now they're opening fire.

And all because there are troops and ICE where they are not needed and they are not wanted.

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 1d

I'm gonna say it's because they *are* unwelcome everywhere they go.

#ICEThugs

Webvixen @webvixen.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨PEOPLE EVERYWHERE Say NO to ICE. Show them how many members of the #Resistance there are in America. This is our country... NOT THEIRS.

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